Han chuckled again, "Yes, he went to court before dawn. I thought he would show up at least at noon, but I didn't expect him to be back now."
An stood by for a long time, and thought it would be bad if she didn't speak up, so she added, "The master went to change his official robes, and when he heard that we were all here to pay our respects to the old lady, he told us to wait here for a while, and he would come over here soon."
When the old lady heard this, she frowned and said, "I'm afraid something has happened in the court."
Shen sat down on the chair, shaking her handkerchief in her hand, and drank half a bowl of tea served by the maid in one gulp. Then she said, "It's none of our business if there's something wrong. The master must have come to greet the old lady."
There is something wrong with what he said. No matter how big the affairs in the court are, they have nothing to do with the women in the backyard.
But the old lady vaguely felt that Feng Jinyuan's visit to Shuya Garden today was probably not as simple as paying respects.
She turned her gaze towards Feng Yuheng, and guessed about 70% of the time. She was afraid that the matter was related to this girl. After all, she suddenly decided to keep her in the mansion yesterday, and she had to give an explanation to everyone.
After everyone waited for a while, Feng Jinyuan, who had already changed out of his official robes, walked in.
He first greeted the old lady, then sat down next to Shen. When the maid brought him tea, he took a small sip. As expected, his eyes soon fell on Feng Yuheng.
Feng Yuheng suddenly felt a little nervous. This nervousness was not caused by Feng Jinyuan, but she vaguely guessed that the other party was about to tell her something, and this matter was 100% related to the Ninth Prince.
Although she knew that the man had an accident last night, she had not received any further news. After another early morning court session, who knows what else might have happened.
She was vaguely worried, but at first she couldn't figure out what she was worried about. After thinking about it for a while, she suddenly realized that what she was worried about was... would that man break off the engagement with her?
Here, Feng Jinyuan has already spoken: "It just so happens that Ah Heng is here too. I have something to tell you. Ah Heng, don't be too sad."
Feng Yuxing stared at Feng Jinyuan closely, his eyes unabashedly fixed on his opening and closing mouth, and anyone with eyes could see his nervousness.
But no one had any doubts about this. After all, this was how a girl with an engagement should behave. Or in the eyes of everyone, this kind of Feng Yuheng was normal and in line with what they thought.
Feng Jinyuan was annoyed by her staring, so he casually raised his hand and finally got to the point: "In the morning court today, some court officials discussed the issue of appointing a crown prince again, but the emperor rejected it."
The old lady asked at the right time: "Didn't they say that the day when the Ninth Prince returned from his campaign would be the day when the Crown Prince would be appointed? The Ninth Prince returned yesterday, so why didn't the Emperor make any move and even rejected the ministers' memorial today?"
"Alas!" Feng Jinyuan sighed, "My son just learned about this matter. It turns out that the Ninth Prince did repel the enemy army and defend the territory, but he himself was also seriously injured."
Everyone suddenly realized.
The old lady asked again: "How badly is he injured?"
Feng Jinyuan glanced at Feng Yuheng and said, "Both of his legs are crippled, his appearance is ruined, and even his offspring... there is no hope."
Everyone was shocked!
Shen held Feng Chenyu's hand, her face full of fear. Then she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay, it's okay."
The old lady glared at her and tapped the ground with her cane. Shen finally knew how to restrain herself and just pulled Feng Chenyu to whisper, "No wonder your father kept them here yesterday. He must have heard the news at that time."
Chenyu nodded and whispered, "Father still loves Chenyu."
Shen was very satisfied with Feng Jinyuan's approach this time, and for the first time she agreed with Yao's three people staying in Feng Mansion.
When Feng Jinyuan finished speaking, he looked at Feng Yuheng. Seeing that the girl didn't react and was still staring at him stupidly, he couldn't help but frowned: "Ah Heng?"
Feng Yuheng was startled, "Huh?"
"Don't be sad." He didn't feel sorry for his daughter, and his words of comfort were meaningless.
Feng Yuheng blinked and asked him back, "Father told me not to be sad about something before. Is this it?"
Feng Jinyuan was puzzled: "What else do you think it is?"
Feng Yuheng shook his head: "Nothing." But he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone thought that she would not be able to accept this fact for a while, and it was normal for her to be a little dazed. Third Aunt An came to her side, patted her shoulder comfortingly, and whispered: "Don't be afraid, Ah Heng, everyone has their own destiny. You still have three years to go before you can come of age, so there is no rush."
Feng Chenyu also stepped forward and said with her bodhisattva-like face: "Don't be too sad, second sister. Although he is disabled, he is still a prince after all. He will never treat you badly."
The old lady also expressed her opinion: "You are all my granddaughters, and you are my flesh and blood. Even if the person you are going to marry, Ah Heng, has an accident, the Feng family will always be your parents' home, and we will prepare an extra portion for you in the dowry." As she spoke, she looked at Shen.
When Shen heard that she had to prepare an extra dowry, she was about to get furious, but Feng Jinyuan beside her coughed fiercely, suppressing her anger.
"My wife will do it." She said reluctantly.
Fen Dai was happy, thinking that being a legitimate daughter, so what? Being promised to a prince, so what? In the end, it would be better to marry an ordinary royal son, at least he is a normal person. The Ninth Prince has no hope of having children, so what can he expect in the future? There is no one to inherit the throne. But when she thought that Feng Yuheng would get an extra dowry, her face fell again.
Feng Xiangrong felt sad for Feng Yuheng and wiped away tears when she looked at her.
But Feng Yuheng, who was thought to be finally back to normal just now and had been hit by the sudden change and had been a little depressed, suddenly revived with full health. She said to the old lady: "Grandma, why did you prepare an extra dowry for Ah Heng?"
The old lady thought to herself, is this granddaughter stupid? She had to comfort her, "You are a girl from the Feng family, marrying a man like that... Grandmother is afraid that you will have a hard life in the future, so she thought of preparing more for you."
Feng Yuheng leaned forward and said, "Grandmother, Ah Heng appreciates your kindness, but I forgot that Ah Heng is the daughter of the Feng Mansion, and the Ninth Prince is also the son of the Emperor. The Feng Mansion wants to treat their daughter well, so how can the Emperor not remember to take care of his son!"
Upon hearing her words, Shen immediately nodded in agreement: "That's right, old lady, you are really worrying too much. How can our Feng family compare with the royal family?" For Shen, taking money from the public treasury is the same as taking money from her own private pocket. It's easy to say to prepare an extra dowry, but that's a lot of silver. Why should Feng Yuheng get it for free?
But Feng Yuheng obviously didn't want to do what she wanted. As soon as Shen's words came out, she said to the old lady again: "Although Ah Heng only appreciates the extra dowry, grandma's kindness cannot be rejected."
"What do you mean?" Shen was simply a loser in domestic quarrels. She would get angry easily and would not understand any of the twists and turns.
Feng Yuheng continued, "Ah Heng means that since grandma has given it, Ah Heng will do a favor and divide the extra dowry equally between the two sisters Xiangrong and Fendai. As for the eldest sister..." She glanced at Chenyu, "I think she will be the same as me and will not compete with the younger sisters for it."
After being flattered, what else could Feng Chenyu say? She could only put on her usual generous smile and said in agreement, "Of course."
Although An was low-key, she was smart. As her daughter, Xiangrong was a little timid due to the rules of the mansion, but she was definitely not blind to the highs and lows. In addition, An had been good friends with Yao in the past, and Xiangrong had liked to stick to Feng Yuheng since she was a child. In this play, she naturally had to help the other party push the plot to the climax.
So, when An gave her a look, Xiangrong immediately knelt down on the ground with a look of joy on her face: "Xiangrong thanks grandma, thanks mother, and thanks to my elder sister and second sister."
Feng Fendai was even more of a person who loved to take advantage. In the final analysis, she just hated the so-called legitimate daughters who were above her in this mansion, and she was not targeting Feng Yuheng and Feng Chenyu. So compared to Feng Chenyu, her second sister, who was once a legitimate daughter, especially now she was going to marry a useless prince, she didn't have the slightest sense of superiority, not to mention that now he had given her such a great favor. You know, as a concubine's daughter, the dowry she could get was much less than that of a legitimate daughter, and sharing the dowry of another concubine's daughter, for her, it was half more of the original dowry for nothing.
Then Fendai immediately knelt on the ground and thanked them loudly and happily: "Thank you, grandma, mother and two sisters!"
Xiangrong thought about it, then turned sideways and added, "Thank you, father."
The two maids expressed their gratitude and completely shut the old lady up.
Shen was about to protest with her eyes wide open, but An and Han also walked to the middle and bowed to salute, saying in unison, "Thank you, old lady and first lady."
Han rolled her eyes and said to Feng Jinyuan in a tender voice, "Thank you, Master."
An Shi even stepped up her efforts to shut the old lady up: "Everyone in the capital knows that the old lady of our Feng Mansion has always loved the younger generation. She has never treated the third and fourth young ladies harshly just because they are illegitimate children. She is truly a model that everyone praises."
As soon as these words came out, regardless of whether they were true or false, the old lady's image was immediately established as tall and majestic, and even she herself felt a little proud. She supported her waist with one hand, leaned on her cane with the other, and nodded with a smile: "I just said that the palms and backs of the hands are all flesh."
Shen felt her heart was bleeding, but when she looked at Chen Yu who shook her head slightly at her, and Feng Jinyuan who looked approving, she had to swallow her anger even if she was not happy. Rong and Fendai were only ten years old, so it was still too early for them to get married.
Seeing Shen nodded dryly, the two children who were kneeling on the ground finally stood up. Xiangrong still had her head lowered and her eyes submissive, but she couldn't hide the joy on her powdered face.
Shen glanced at her and felt that this girl, at such a young age, had somehow developed Han's charm, which made her feel even more annoyed.
At this time, Nanny Zhao, who had gone out to look for a boy for Yao, came back in a hurry. She accidentally tripped when crossing the threshold. Fortunately, a little maid at the door helped her and she did not fall.
Zhao Mama was an old lady who had served the old lady since she was a child. The old lady naturally knew that if something serious had not happened, she would never let Zhao Mama lose her manners like this, so she quickly asked, "What happened?"
Nanny Zhao took a few deep breaths, and when she saw Feng Jinyuan was there, she quickly bowed, and then said to everyone, "The people from Prince Yu's Mansion are here to pay their betrothal gifts."
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